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+ | ====== Patterson, Franklin K. ====== | ||
+ | **President of the University of Massachusetts**, | ||
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+ | Franklin K. Patterson was born in Ellsworth, Iowa, on September 14, 1916. He attended Occidental College, receiving his B.A. in 1939, and moved on to UCLA to obtain his M.A. in 1941. During World War II, he served in the Air Force from 1942 to 1946, rising to the rank of captain. | ||
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+ | In 1966, Patterson became President of Hampshire College and was appointed founder president in 1971. In 1971, he became a Frank L. Boyden Professor at the University of Massachusetts and secretary to the Board of Trustees from 1972 - 1974. In 1978 he was named interim president of the University. | ||
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+ | Dr. Patterson was the recipient of honorary degrees from UMass, Amherst, Brandeis, and American International College. |